The Write Path mini-broadside

Product Description

“What one woman has done women can do.”
— Fay Fuller

This is an “unofficial” member of the Dead Feminists broadsides series, a small letterpress keepsake done in the style and spirit of the series, designed as a keepsake to commemorate its sister piece, a large 3-foot-by-3-foot steamroller print we created at the 2016 Wayzgoose Festival in Tacoma, WA.

The Write Path celebrates the life and work of Evelyn Fay Fuller, a teacher and journalist and the first female reporter for the Tacoma Ledger. She is best known, however, as the first woman to climb to the summit of Mt. Rainier—a feat she achieved in 1890. The climbing party that ascended the trail after Fuller found the path strewn with her hairpins, calling it “proof that a woman had really made it to the summit.” Fuller went on to found several mountaineering clubs in the Pacific Northwest, and wrote a long-running newspaper column about Mt. Rainier after she made her ascent.

The piece was printed by hand on an antique Vandercook Universal One press, on archival, 100% rag (cotton) paper, and is signed and numbered by both artists.

This original artwork is copyright Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring 2016. Copyright is not transferable with the sale of this print. The buyer is not entitled to reproduction rights.

WA state residents are subject to sales tax.

This print is packaged in a clear poly sleeve and will ship flat in a protective mailer, via USPS Priority Mail.

Additional Information

Print size

7 x 7 inches

Type of print

Original letterpress print. Hand-printed on a Vandercook Universal One press, and then individually hand-painted with watercolor.

Hand-painted

This print is individually hand-painted with watercolor. Because of this, no two prints in the edition are precisely alike. Please allow for slight differences and color variations from what is pictured here.

Paper type

Printed on heavyweight Arturo paper. Paper is a creamy offwhite color, 100% cotton, acid free. There is a natural deckle (rag edge created by the edge of the paper mould) on all four sides of the piece. For ease of handling, print is packaged in an archival clear poly sleeve.

Edition size

97 prints. Prints are signed by both artists, and numbered as part of a limited edition. This letterpress edition will never be reprinted; once the numbered prints sell out, they’re gone for good.

Display info

Print is unframed. This print was made from the best archival paper, watercolor pigments and inks available. Any piece of artwork can fade if displayed improperly, however; for best results, display your print away from direct sunlight.